PhD Studentship in the Slavery-War Nexus (Historical and Contemporary Contexts) King's College London in United Kingdom

King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is advertising one fully funded PhD studentship starting in February 2027 . The project sits within the Centre’s work on the slavery-war nexus and invites proposals in one of two areas: (1) historical war studies and slavery, 1791–1926 , or (2) slavery in an occupation context, 2022–present . This opportunity is based at King’s College London and is only open to Home students under UKRI guidelines . The successful candidate...

The Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History within the MORALMEM project, funded by the Research Council of Finland. The project examines the legal history of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) , Holocaust memory, EU legislation on genocide denial, and the political and legal framing of collective memory in Europe. This is a one-year fixed-term postdoctoral position, starting either 1 February 2027 t...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law (CUHK LAW), is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for a research-intensive project in law , history , and international relations . The position focuses on the legal and political history of war crimes and crimes against humanity , with particular emphasis on the Sri Lankan Civil War and the broader question of statehood in international law. The fellow will work under the direction of Professor Alex Green and in collaboration with the Transnatio...

The Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies at the European University Institute (EUI) is offering Max Weber Fellowships in Italy for researchers in the historical, humanities and social sciences . This is a highly selective postdoctoral fellowship open to applicants within 5 years of PhD completion , from anywhere in the world and regardless of nationality. Preference is given to candidates who have only recently completed their doctorate and have not previously held a postdoctoral fellows...

Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is offering a funded PhD programme for students worldwide, with a strong research environment in Political Science , International Relations , Public Policy , Political Theory , Communication Studies , and Media Studies . The programme welcomes research proposals across several broad themes: Critical Global Politics (foreign policy, global and regional governance, borders, international security, international org...